After learning that for the better part of the past five decades the TG12410 mastering console has been used daily at Abbey Road Studios, we knew there must be some special magic about it. Watch Abbey Road's in-house engineers explain how they use it and what's so special about it.

Wed, 05 Sep 2018 12:19:25 GMTProducer, mixer and recording engineer Joe Barresi explains how he gets the best of both worlds — analog and digital — by combining hardware and plugins, and shares valuable advice for music producers/mixers. Watch to find out how cooking steaks fits into the mix.

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Wed, 04 Jul 2018 07:09:35 GMTMulti-platinum mix engineer Marcella Araica (Timbaland, Gucci Mane) invited Waves users to ask her questions on Facebook. Here are her answers. Find out about her experiences as a woman in the audio industry, her go-to vocal chains, and other tips.

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Thu, 10 May 2018 08:47:42 GMTGuitar innovator Paul Reed Smith, chief PRS amp designer Doug Sewell, and the Waves team were all part of the journey to the PRS SuperModels. Here, they give us a glimpse into the process of creating these authentic software amps.

Mon, 18 Jul 2016 03:04:35 GMTWhen Joey + Rory recorded their #1 Billboard album Hymns That Are Important to Us, producer Joe West (Keith Urban, Emmylou Harris) was there to capture the magic. Watch him talk about the joys and challenges of recording the country duo’s final work.

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Sun, 22 May 2016 10:26:36 GMTJoey + Rory. Keith Urban. Justin Timberlake. What they all share is the magic touch of producer, mixer and songwriter Joe West. Watch him share his secrets of songcraft, mixing and production.

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Sun, 22 May 2016 10:03:44 GMTWatch how master musician Dweezil Zappa gets the live sound he wants using the LV1 mixing console, and how it helps his band play at the top of their game.

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Tue, 29 Mar 2016 08:04:20 GMTWe sat down with the psytrance innovators to talk about their genre of electronic music, their work with Zedd and Lady Gaga, and which plugins they use to mix.

Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:30:03 GMTGet an inside look at the making of your favorite audio plugins. Watch exclusive interviews with the people behind Waves’ mixing tools, and learn how Waves products travel from their minds to your hands and ears.

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 06:05:24 GMTIn this video interview from his LA studio, DJ/Producer Morgan Page shares some insights and secrets behind his success in producing dance and club music.

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Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:17:41 GMTIn this video, FOH mixing engineer Nathan Lettus gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how he uses Waves plugins to mix the band Chicago live.

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Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:26:00 GMTGRAMMY® award-winning mixing engineer Chris Lord-Alge explains how he brought his signature sound to the 2012 CLA Song Competition Winner, and compare the original and CLA mixes.

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Wed, 25 Jul 2012 05:50:16 GMTA quick behind-the-scenes look into the mixing of the 2012 GRAMMY® awards musical performances, plus interviews with members of the Music Mix Mobile team.

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Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:17:43 GMTIn this video, producer/engineer Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones) provides an overview of the Kramer Master Tape plugin and how it can help you warm up your mixes.

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:22:25 GMTIn this exclusive video, Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda discusses the role Waves plugins play in the band's creative process, helping shape their cutting-edge sound. Mike talks about a few of his favorite plugins, and shows how the band achieved the cool vocal effect on the hit single 'The Catalyst'.

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Sun, 14 Nov 2010 09:11:39 GMTIn this video, producer/mixer Eddie Kramer goes back to London’s legendary Olympic Studios and talks about the connection between his early work with Jimi Hendrix and the creation of the Eddie Kremer Signature Series of plugins.

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:15:46 GMTProducer/mixer Tony Maserati talks about the recordings, artists and engineers that influenced his early work, and how he developed his signature “New York” sound.

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Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:15:19 GMTMixing engineer Tony Maserati shares a detailed look into his studio setup and talks about the importance of listening to the mix in a familiar reference environment. Tony explains his approach to compression, different compression settings, and the musical connection between the elements of a song.

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Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:13:57 GMTIn this video, producer/mixing engineer Tony Maserati demonstrates his signature collection of plugins by mixing Live High by Jason Mraz, and shows the connection between Lizz Wright’s My Heart and the Maserati HMX plugin.

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:37:50 GMTMixing engineer Manny Marroquin (Kanye West, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, John Mayer) explains his basic approach to mixing and how he associates sound processors with colors in order to select the right tool for each mix.

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Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:20:32 GMTIn this video, mixing engineer Manny Marroquin (Kanye West, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, John Mayer) explains his concept of shaping a mix and how to work around poorly recorded material and still come up with a great mix.

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Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:17:01 GMTMixing engineer Manny Marroquin explains some of the advantages of using plugins for mixing and how Waves opened up a new world of musical possibilities in his work.

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Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:13:35 GMTMixing engineer Manny Marroquin talks about the his work with Alicia Keys and the creative process of selecting different effects and processors to complement Alicia’s ‘retro’ sound quality.

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Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:10:27 GMTIn this video, mixing engineer Manny Marroquin describes some of the mixing and processing techniques he used to create the warm feeling to complement John Mayer’s I Don’t Trust Myself.

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Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:07:15 GMTIn this video, mixing engineer Manny Marroquin demonstrates how he used Waves plugins to mix Umbrella by Rihanna. Manny shows the original session and explains the creative decisions in selecting different plugin settings.

Thu, 01 Jan 2004 13:42:34 GMTIn this video, veteran music editor, mixing engineer and composer John Neff (Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, The Elephant Man, Twin Peaks) share insights about his career in the professional audio industry and the advantages of using Waves plugins in his work.

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Thu, 01 Jan 2004 13:38:14 GMTIn this video, composer, arranger and producer Dean Grinsfelder (Stonebrook, Bounty, The Incredible Hulk, Star Trek) talks about composing music for film, TV and games and the advantages of using Waves plugins in his work.